{"id":69591,"date":"2026-03-21T22:55:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T22:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/?post_type=epkb_post_type_3&#038;p=69591"},"modified":"2026-03-23T03:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T03:55:50","slug":"buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property","status":"publish","type":"epkb_post_type_3","link":"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying A Car For The Rental Property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table Of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Key_Takeaways\" >Key Takeaways<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Ordinary_Necessary_and_Documented\" >Ordinary, Necessary, and Documented<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Luxury_Automobile_Or_Practical_Tool\" >Luxury Automobile Or Practical Tool<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Automobile_Depreciation_Limits_Still_Apply\" >Automobile Depreciation Limits Still Apply<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Automobile_Losses_Might_Be_Limited\" >Automobile Losses Might Be Limited<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#In_Summary\" >In Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#I_Just_Got_A_Rental_What_Do_I_Do_2026_Edition\" >I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2026 Edition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Rental_Expert_Pod_the_REP\" >Rental Expert Pod (the REP)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Talk_to_a_Real_Estate_CPA_About_Your_Rental_Property\" >Talk to a Real Estate CPA About Your Rental Property<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/buying-a-car-for-the-rental-property\/#Schedule_Discovery_Meeting_Now\" >Schedule Discovery Meeting Now<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; woodmart_inline=&#8221;no&#8221; text_larger=&#8221;no&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full overview-img wp-image-69606\" title=\"Rental Property Car\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/069591_749639461_rental_car_300.jpg\" alt=\"Rental Property Car\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>By <strong>Jason Watson, CPA<\/strong><br \/>\nPosted Sunday, March 22, 2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"overview\">\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Takeaways\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ordinary and necessary still rule the road. <\/strong>Buying an automobile for your rental properties isn\u2019t automatically deductible. It has to be both ordinary (common in your business) and necessary (actually useful). The IRS can\u2019t dictate what you buy, but they can poke around and ask you to defend it.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Listed property means prove it or lose it. <\/strong>Automobiles are \u201clisted property,\u201d which means you need mileage logs and third-party corroboration for every mile (use) when it is not 100% for the rentals. No estimates, no guesses. While a formal mileage log is not needed, 100% business or rental use still requires adequate records or sufficient evidence to support your claim.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luxury has limits (and gray gets darker fast). <\/strong>A $50,000 SUV? Light gray. A $100,000 hauler? Medium gray. A $150,000 luxury ride? Charcoal. The IRS looks at scale- if your purchase towers over your rental income, expect questions requiring long-winded answers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Depreciation rules still apply. <\/strong>Even if it\u2019s 100% business use, passenger automobiles are capped under IRC Section 280F. Heavy SUVs and trucks (over 6,000 lbs) can sidestep those caps and qualify for Section 179 expensing or 100% bonus depreciation through 2030 but only if business use stays above 50%. Drop to or below that, and the IRS claws back the perks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deducting losses only matters if you can use them. <\/strong>A shiny SUV won\u2019t help if your rental property losses are already trapped by passive activity loss (PAL) limits. Unless you qualify for REPS or the short-term rental loophole, those tax deductions may sit idle until you sell or have passive income to offset them. Yuck.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every so often we get this question: \u201cCan I buy a car just for my rentals?\u201d Ok,, that&#8217;s a lie. It&#8217;s not every so often- more like every day. The question is a good one for sure. The answer is more elusive.<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is maybe. The long answer is Yes, with excellent documentation and a decent dose of risk tolerance.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ordinary_Necessary_and_Documented\"><\/span>Ordinary, Necessary, and Documented<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As this chapter starts off, under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRC Section 162<\/a>, business expenses including rental property expenses must be both ordinary (common and accepted in your line of work) and necessary (appropriate and helpful). The U.S. Supreme Court said it best in Welch v. Helvering, 290 U.S. 111 (1933): what\u2019s \u201cordinary\u201d depends on \u201clife in all its fullness.\u201d In other words, context matters, even in 1933.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond ordinary and necessary, automobiles also get special scrutiny under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRC Section 274(d)<\/a> because they\u2019re \u201clisted property.\u201d The IRS assumes personal temptation is high on an automobile that can double for a grocery or kid mobile (shocker, right?). You must maintain contemporaneous records that include mileage logs (dates, odometer readings, trip purposes), and service records (maintenance, Jiffy Lube, etc.) to corroborate your amazing mileage log. The Cohan rule (estimating expenses when records are lost) doesn\u2019t apply here. No log, no tax deduction.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, you can&#8217;t rock up to the IRS and say, &#8220;I don&#8217;t need to track miles. They are all business miles for my rental properties.&#8221; Well, you can say that, but you still need adequate records or other sufficient evidence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IRC Section 274(d)<\/a> reads in part-<\/p>\n<p class=\"legalbs\">(d) Substantiation required<br \/>\nNo deduction or credit shall be allowed\u2014<br \/>\n(1) under section 162 or 212 for any traveling expense (including meals and lodging while away from home),<br \/>\n(2) for any expense for gifts, or<br \/>\n(3) with respect to any listed property (as defined in section 280F(d)(4)), unless the taxpayer substantiates by adequate records or by sufficient evidence corroborating the taxpayer\u2019s own statement<\/p>\n<p>In other words, do you need a mileage log if you claim the automobile is 100% for the rentals? Not necessarily (but it certainly helps). You just need adequate records or sufficient evidence to support the 100% rental use claim.<\/p>\n<p>Some automobiles are designated nonpersonal by design. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/cfr\/text\/26\/1.274-5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Treasury Regulations Section 1.274-5(k)(2)(ii)<\/a> has a big list, and here are some of the highlights-<\/p>\n<p class=\"legalbs\">(C) Any vehicle designed to carry cargo with a loaded gross vehicle weight over 14,000 pounds.<br \/>\n(H) Delivery trucks with seating only for the driver, or only for the driver plus a folding jump seat.<br \/>\n(I) Dump trucks (including garbage trucks).<br \/>\n(J) Flatbed trucks.<br \/>\n(L) Passenger buses used as such with a capacity of at least 20 passengers.<br \/>\n(M) Qualified moving vans (as defined in paragraph (k)(4) of this section).<\/p>\n<p>So, a general pickup truck or cargo van is not automatically considered nonpersonal, and as such you need to support your claim as we mentioned above.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Luxury_Automobile_Or_Practical_Tool\"><\/span>Luxury Automobile Or Practical Tool<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is where white starts to turn gray (and possibly on your way to turning charcoal). Could a $100,000 SUV used only to haul linens and touch-up paint be \u201cordinary and necessary\u201d? Possibly. Could a $150,000 SUV pass the same sniff test? Unlikely. A $250,000 supercar? While it certainly goes fast, it is a no go in the eyes of reasonableness.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, there\u2019s no IRS spreadsheet that says \u201cordinary stops at $97,500,\u201d but examiners look at scale. Scale is another way of saying reasonableness. Two short-term rentals generating $60,000 a year in net income probably don\u2019t need a six-figure truck to operate. The IRS might argue that a less expensive vehicle would be equally \u201cappropriate and helpful.\u201d Then again, the IRS can&#8217;t tell definitively how to spend your money on your business, but they can certainly make you jump through hoops (and likely make you wish you hadn&#8217;t tried).<\/p>\n<p>Still, \u201cscale\u201d isn\u2019t defined in the tax code. In Henry v. Commissioner, 36 T.C. 879 (1961), the Tax Court denied yacht expenses because they were \u201cexcessive in relation to the taxpayer\u2019s trade or business,\u201d yet it acknowledged that \u201cwhat is ordinary depends upon the scope and nature of the enterprise.\u201d Said differently, the IRS can raise an eyebrow and perhaps both of them, but there\u2019s no bright-line rule. Most real estate investors and rental property owners can accept the risk- if documentation is bulletproof and the business purpose legitimate, it\u2019s defensible even if it feels extravagant.<\/p>\n<p>What if the rental property is a short-term rental with lots of turnover all year? What if your rental property is an 8-unit mini apartment building? What if you purchased four rental properties in one year that needed a lot of minor repairs? Or a major renovation? There are a zillion different combinations or examples to brighten your day and buttress your tax position on why a $100,000 truck is necessary.<\/p>\n<p>This is the &#8220;long answer is maybe, with excellent documentation and a decent dose of risk tolerance&#8221; part we spoke about just a bit ago.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automobile_Depreciation_Limits_Still_Apply\"><\/span>Automobile Depreciation Limits Still Apply<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Even if you clear the IRC Section 162 hurdle, IRC Section 280F limits depreciation for passenger automobiles. Each year, the IRS publishes maximum allowable depreciation which is $20,800 first year for the 2026 tax year. Automobiles with a gross vehicle weight over 6,000 pounds such as large SUVs and heavy pickups can escape those caps and may qualify for Section 179 expensing or 100% bonus depreciation, or a combination.<\/p>\n<p>So a $100,000 heavy SUV might see a full tax deduction, while a $60,000 small sedan crawls through limited annual depreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/168\">IRC Section 168(k)<\/a> (accelerated depreciation) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/26\/280F\">IRC Section 280F(b)(3)<\/a> (listed property limitations), you can only claim bonus depreciation or Section 179 expensing if the business use exceeds 50% of total use in the year the automobile is placed in service. While we are on the topic, should business use drop to 50% or below, you must recapture depreciation or the Section 179 benefit as if you depreciated it using normal depreciation (listed property, such as automobiles, have a clawback similar to Section 179).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Automobile_Losses_Might_Be_Limited\"><\/span>Automobile Losses Might Be Limited<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All this works only if you are able to deduct your rental property losses through <a title=\"Real Estate Professional Status (REPS)\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/real-estate-professional-status-reps\/\">real estate professional status (REPS)<\/a> or <a title=\"Short-Term Rental Loophole\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/short-term-rental-str-loophole\/\">short-term rental loophole<\/a> or you have other passive income to slap against it. In other words, if you increase rental losses with automobile expenses and depreciation, and those rental losses are limited by <a title=\"Passive Activity Loss Limits\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/passive-activity-loss-limits\/\">passive activity loss limits<\/a>, then why bother? Sure, you&#8217;ll eventually get the tax deduction but it might take several years (or you sell the rental property).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #ab9157;\"><strong>Sidebar:<\/strong><\/span> Keep in mind that automobiles depreciate in value. As such, to buy one just for the tax deduction might be fool&#8217;s gold. Sure, time value of money can play into this just as much as the vanity of having your real estate operations own an automobile to tell your buddies about. A $100,000 SUV that is worth $65,000 3-4 years later, and that you only use or mostly use to conduct rental business might not make a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In_Summary\"><\/span>In Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Two questions to reflect upon-<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Was the automobile truly necessary for the rental activity? (needs and wants occupy the same brain space, right?)<\/li>\n<li>Is the cost proportionate to the business\u2019s size and operations? (absolutely, without a doubt, Yes Yes)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These questions don&#8217;t have right answers. As we said before, it is very subjective. If your answers sound like \u201cyes, I needed reliable transport for linens, supplies, and maintenance, and I have logs for every mile,\u201d you have a reasonable case. If your answers sound like \u201cdamn it Jim, I am a landlord not a real estate mogul, but to keep up appearances I wanted something nice for the occasional Home Depot run,\u201d you might want to cuff yourself to the desk and wait for the warrant. Ok, that was a bit much.<\/p>\n<p>Some more reflection-<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you want to claim 100% rental property use for the automobile, you don&#8217;t need a mileage log as we stated above. But you will need to support your tax position with a contemporaneous record such as a log, diary, trip sheet or electronic recording (such as MileIQ or similar phone app).<\/li>\n<li>Ideally for 100% rental property use, you have an LLC or some other entity that owns the rental properties also own the automobile. This just adds to your claim. If you have several rental properties all owned separately by LLCs with a real estate holding company owning the subsidiary LLCs, then the holding company should title the automobile.<\/li>\n<li>If you want to claim less than 100% rental property use, then a formal mileage log plus third-party corroboration is necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See our <a title=\"Automobile Deductions with Rentals\" href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kb-rental-property\/automobile-deductions-with-rentals\/\">automobile deductions in rentals section<\/a> for other information.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;25px&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<style data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\">#wd-69d2f9fcf009f .info-box-title{line-height:40px;font-size:30px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-69d2f9fcf009f .info-box-inner{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-69d3e2e584de8 .info-box-title{line-height:40px;font-size:30px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-69d3e2e584de8 .info-box-inner{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68e97e561482c .info-box-title{line-height:40px;font-size:30px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68e97e561482c .info-box-inner{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68460abfbd4d1 .info-box-title{line-height:60px;font-size:50px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68460abfbd4d1 .info-box-inner{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-6880833b7bd6b .info-box-title{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-6880833b7bd6b .info-box-inner{line-height:22px;font-size:12px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-6880834fd8436 .info-box-title{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-6880834fd8436 .info-box-inner{line-height:22px;font-size:12px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-6880835d3a0fb .info-box-title{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-6880835d3a0fb .info-box-inner{line-height:22px;font-size:12px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68bcf7fc8516a .info-box-title{line-height:40px;font-size:30px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68bcf7fc8516a .info-box-inner{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68bcfc71da664 .info-box-title{line-height:46px;font-size:36px;color:#473d3c;}#wd-68bcfc71da664 .info-box-inner{line-height:26px;font-size:16px;color:#473d3c;}@media (max-width: 1199px) {#wd-69d2f9fcf009f .info-box-title{line-height:34px;font-size:24px;}#wd-69d2f9fcf009f .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-69d3e2e584de8 .info-box-title{line-height:34px;font-size:24px;}#wd-69d3e2e584de8 .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68e97e561482c .info-box-title{line-height:34px;font-size:24px;}#wd-68e97e561482c .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68460abfbd4d1 .info-box-title{line-height:50px;font-size:40px;}#wd-6880833b7bd6b .info-box-title{line-height:25px;font-size:15px;}#wd-6880834fd8436 .info-box-title{line-height:25px;font-size:15px;}#wd-6880835d3a0fb .info-box-title{line-height:25px;font-size:15px;}#wd-68bcf7fc8516a .info-box-title{line-height:34px;font-size:24px;}#wd-68bcf7fc8516a .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68bcfc71da664 .info-box-title{line-height:36px;font-size:26px;}#wd-68bcfc71da664 .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}}@media (max-width: 767px) {#wd-69d2f9fcf009f .info-box-title{line-height:28px;font-size:18px;}#wd-69d2f9fcf009f .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-69d3e2e584de8 .info-box-title{line-height:28px;font-size:18px;}#wd-69d3e2e584de8 .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68e97e561482c .info-box-title{line-height:28px;font-size:18px;}#wd-68e97e561482c .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68460abfbd4d1 .info-box-title{line-height:40px;font-size:30px;}#wd-6880833b7bd6b .info-box-title{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-6880834fd8436 .info-box-title{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-6880835d3a0fb .info-box-title{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68bcf7fc8516a .info-box-title{line-height:28px;font-size:18px;}#wd-68bcf7fc8516a .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}#wd-68bcfc71da664 .info-box-title{line-height:28px;font-size:18px;}#wd-68bcfc71da664 .info-box-inner{line-height:24px;font-size:14px;}}<\/style><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-69d2f9fcf009f\" class=\" wd-rs-69d2f9fcf009f wd-info-box wd-wpb text-center box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title kb \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Jason Watson, CPA, is a partner and the CEO of <strong>WCG CPAs &amp; Advisors,<\/strong> a boutique yet progressive tax, accounting and <\/em><em>rental property consultation and real estate CPA firm with over 90 team members and 7 partners headquartered in Colorado serving real estate investors worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; justify-content: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jason-watson-cpa\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17327 entered lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 35px!important; width: auto!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/linkedin-150x150-1.png.webp\" alt=\"Jason Watson CPA LinkedIn\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:jason@wcginc.com\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-17334 entered lazyloaded\" style=\"height: 35px!important; width: auto!important;\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mail-150x150-1.png.webp\" alt=\"Jason Watson CPA Email\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<style><\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"wd-69d3e2e584de8\" class=\" wd-rs-69d3e2e584de8 wd-info-box wd-wpb text-left box-icon-align-top box-style- color-scheme- wd-bg-none border-btm-title img-right kb \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"info-box-title title wd-font-weight-800 box-title-style-default font-primary wd-fontsize-m\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"I_Just_Got_A_Rental_What_Do_I_Do_2026_Edition\"><\/span>I Just Got A Rental, What Do I Do? 2026 Edition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-box-inner reset-last-child\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100749 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Web-and-Social-GFX-2026_300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" \/>This KB article is an excerpt from our 530+ page book (yeah, thick, there are some picture pages, but no scratch and sniff) which was <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>updated April 5, 2026<\/strong><\/span>, and is available in paperback from <a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/amazon-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>, as an eBook for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/kindle-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kindle<\/a>\u00a0and as a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wcginc.com\/pdf-rental\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>\u00a0from ClickBank. We used to publish with iTunes and Nook, but keeping up with two different formats was brutal. 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